Bumpy Open Day (29th June)

Bumpy Open Day (29th June)

The Bumpy at Littlebury Green (next to St Peter’s church) is freely open every day, but visitors are particularly welcome on: Sunday 29th June, 11am – 4pm Members of the Bumpy Volunteer Group will be on hand to guide visitors and talk about the flora and fauna...
News from The Bumpy

News from The Bumpy

Sue Huggett, Bumpy Volunteer Group If you have recently visited The Bumpy, next to St Peter’s church in Littlebury Green, you will have noticed a strange, leaf-shaped area marked out on the meadow not far from the entrance. What on earth has the Bumpy Volunteer Group...
The Bumpy in 2024 – a Summary

The Bumpy in 2024 – a Summary

Sue Huggett, Bumpy Volunteer Group As I write, it is early New Year, 2025. Traditionally a time for reflection, a summary of the year’s activities and events in Littlebury Green’s tiny nature reserve seems appropriate. The birds and the bees (and the badgers) did what...
Bumpy Update (Nov 2024)

Bumpy Update (Nov 2024)

Sue Huggett. Throughout the year, one of the most biologically active habitats within The Bumpy is the tangle of mature ivy that cloaks many of the oldest trees; some alive, some dead.  Contrary to popular belief, ivy is not parasitic, having its own, independent...
Bumpy Update (July 2024)

Bumpy Update (July 2024)

Sue Huggett. Following this year’s mild, wet spring, the understorey in The Bumpy (mainly nettles, thistles, Cow Parsley and Garlic Mustard) has shot up to a height of two metres from nowhere in next to no time. What was an open, undulating terrain now resembles a...
Bumpy Update (March 2024)

Bumpy Update (March 2024)

Sue Huggett. With winter finally coming to a close, colour is returning to The Bumpy once again. Snowdrops have enjoyed a very good season, having survived the disturbances at St. Peter’s, and have put on a fabulous display of flowers; great sources of nectar for...